Monthly Archives: <span>April 2019</span>

Guest Post: Reading Forms: Is It Really Necessary?

We are grateful for friend of the Academy, Chris Burand, President of Burand & Associates, LLC for this timely article. Thanks, Chris! Now, let’s get to his question: Is it really necessary to read forms? Of course not! Lots of …

Lawyers Expect Wave of Litigation Targeting Popular Heart Drugs

Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against drug makers and sellers over widely prescribed generic heart medications tainted with potential carcinogens, the first claims in what some lawyers expect to be a wave of litigation. Millions of Americans have taken …

Government, Businesses Must Work Together to Safeguard Internet: British Spy Chief

The head of Britain’s GCHQ spy agency on Wednesday will call on businesses and the finance sector to work with intelligence officials to help secure the internet and protect customers online. In extracts of a speech to be given at …

Aon Combines Construction & Engineering and Inland Marine Teams into Global Unit

Aon plc announced it has combined its Construction & Engineering and Inland Marine teams into a single, dedicated global unit within its Reinsurance Solutions business. The new Global Construction & Inland Marine practice aligns with the approach of many reinsurance …

Mozambique Braces for Another Powerful Cyclone, Just One Month After Idai

Tropical Cyclone Kenneth is gathering strength on a track to strike northern Mozambique Friday, less than a month after a storm came ashore further to the south and killed more than 1,000 people. Kenneth has top winds of 52 miles …

Architect Who Died 140 Years Ago Left Detailed Guide for Rebuilding Notre Dame

Eugene Viollet-le-Duc is still the man to go to when it comes to restoring Notre Dame, even though he died nearly 140 years ago. As a young architect in Paris, Viollet-le-Duc made it his life’s work to preserve the iconic …

Customers of Florida Spa in Kraft Case File Class Action Suit Against Police

Nearly three dozen men and women have filed a federal class-action lawsuit accusing Florida authorities of unlawfully videotaping them as they received legal massages at a parlor where New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and others allegedly paid for sex. …

Alphabet’s Wing Is First Commercial Drone Unit Certified as Airline

An offshoot of Alphabet Inc.’s Google has become the first drone operator to receive government approval as an airline, an important step that gives it the legal authority to begin dropping products to actual customers. The subsidiary, Wing Aviation LLC, …

For Specialty Insurance Firm K2, It’s Time for a New Private Equity Backer

San Diego, Calif.-based K2 Insurance Services LLC is in the process of recapitalizing with a new private equity firm, one of the owners has confirmed. Privately-held K2 is a specialty insurance services holding company with a diverse set of program …

U.S. Charges New York Drug Firm Executives with Opioid Distribution Conspiracy

Federal prosecutors unveiled the first criminal charges against pharmaceutical executives for illegally diverting opioids, accusing the former chief executive officer and the head of compliance at a major U.S. drug distributor with a narcotics conspiracy. Laurence F. Doud III, who …